North Carolina counties may run a veterans services programme, affiliated with the State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and partly paid for by it. Accredited service officers file and appeal VA claims and certify State benefits such as the property tax exclusion, free of charge.
Also called: VSO, veterans service officer, county veterans office, VA claim, appeal, 143B-1211, NCDVA-9.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
North Carolina does not require a county to have a veterans service office, but it authorises one and helps pay for it. G.S. 143B-1211(23) lets the governing body of any county, city or town appropriate what it thinks necessary for a veterans services programme and declares that a public purpose; the programme must be run in affiliation with the State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and under its policies. The Department trains and guides the county staff, and under subdivision (24) it contributes each year to every county that applies toward running the programme, pro rata when the appropriation falls short of the requests.
What a service officer does. The Department describes its accredited service officers as helping veterans, service members, Guard and reserve members and family members living in North Carolina to prepare, file and track VA claims and appeals, and to reach State programmes such as tax relief, vehicle tags and education support. The Department says the service is never charged for. The State's own form for the disabled veteran property tax exclusion, NCDVA-9, tells the veteran to take it to a local veterans service office for certification.
Find the office through the Department's Veterans Services Center directory, or the county's page where this catalog lists one. Each county sets its own hours, locations and appointment rules.
Thresholds
Thresholds for North Carolina County Veterans Service Offices
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Rule
Veteran, service member or family member in North Carolina
No rating, discharge or fee test. Each county decides whom its office serves, usually its own residents.
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Disclaimer
VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.